State announces new wind farm projects and continued renewable energy platform. Acciona Windpower was recently awarded over $3 million by the Iowa Power Fund to install new wind turbines in Iowa.
Continue readingGoldwind and Timken Sign Memorandum of Collaboration Advancing Wind Energy
“Our collaboration with Goldwind demonstrates mutual value and appreciation of the respective capabilities we bring to advance wind power development,” said Christopher Coughlin, president of Process Industries at Timken.
Continue readingMortenson Construction Building 11 New Wind Farm Projects in U.S.
On the heels of its landmark 100th wind energy project announcement, Mortenson’s Renewable Energy Groups is cautiously optimistic about the potential for new wind power generation throughout North America in 2011 and 2012.
Continue readingGiant Delivery for World?s Largest Wind Farm as First GE Wind Turbines Arrive
Shepherds Flat wind power in Oregon to Use 338 GE 2.5-100 Wind Turbines to Generate 845 Megawatts of Wind Energy. Completion Expected in 2012.
Continue readingGE Launches 1.6-100 wind turbines
GE (NYSE: GE) unveiled its latest wind turbine technology, the 1.6-100, at the American Wind Energy Association?s (AWEA) Windpower 2011 Conference & Exhibition.
Continue readingRenewable energy to meet 77% of demand by year 2050
Direct solar energy technologies harness the energy of solar irradiance to produce electricity using photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) to produce solar thermal energy.
Continue readingWind farm developer launches intensive avian monitoring program
As part of its ongoing efforts to develop a wind energy project, Power Company of Wyoming, LLC, (PCW) said last week that it has started an intensive avian monitoring program at its proposed wind power project site.
Continue readingWINDPOWER 2011 hightlights industry trends, job creation
California gets more than 3 percent of its generation from wind on average, peaking at over 5 percent. America is ahead of schedule to make 20 percent of its electricity from wind farm by 2030.
Continue readingOman – 200 MW solar power project soon
Final government nod for Oman’s first large scale grid-connected solar energy project, which will have an envisaged capacity to generate 200 megawatt power, is expected soon.
Continue readingUS wind power to experience amazing growth in next five years
The US wind energy industry is expected to experience the second highest rate of revenue growth between 2010 and 2016. 9.3 gigawatts (GW) of new wind farm capacity was installed in the EU last year.
Continue readingFramework for the development of solar power photovoltaic
Starting in July 2009, the PV LEGAL project has enabled countries such as Greece and Slovenia to improve their legal-administrative framework for the development of solar energy photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Continue readingNorth American Non Residential Solar Power Market
Solar energy technologies can make an extensive contribution to the energy mix of the country, and reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.
Continue readingWind energy in Pakistan: 2000 MW wind power MoU signed
In consequence of the MOU, 2000 MW wind farm projects will be established in the Gharo- Keti Bandar Wind Corridor.
Continue readingSri Lanka Hayleys wind farm to start in Sept
The 10 megawatt wind energy plant is run by its unit Nirmalapura Wind Power (Private) Ltd. The Kalpitiya peninsula has another wind turbines plant by Sri Lanka’s Senok group.
Continue readingSSE buys wind farm in UK
SSE said the wind energy project, which won planning consent in 2008, will have a capacity of 68-85 MW and provide enough green energy to power up to 47,000 homes.
Continue readingWorld?s Largest Annual Wind Energy Event, WINDPOWER 2011
Hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at the Anaheim Convention Center, the conference returns to the state where it all began.
Continue readingScottishPower in key Europe wind energy contract
In Britain it is working with Vattenfall to build hundreds of wind turbines off East Anglia, the second biggest offshore wind farm project in the country that will generate up to 7.2GW of wind power.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Wind Farm O&M
When it comes to turning a profit throughout the lifecycle of a wind farm, just a one percent improvement in operations and maintenance can make a huge difference to the bottom line.
Continue readingGE Energy Issues Approval for GEARMASTER ECO 320
With GEARMASTER ECO 320, a product from FUCHS Lubricants Co., the wind turbines operator now has an interesting alternative.
Continue readingPowerbyProxi enables world?s first wirelessly powered wind turbine
Successful implementation of new generation inductive power transfer technology in wind turbines highlights advantages of wireless power in difficult industrial environments.
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